Scenes from a Season
Posted Apr 12, 2009
With about a minute left Monday, senior forward Tyler Hansbrough checked out of his final college basketball game, pumped his fist and made an exuberant beeline for the bench. His reaction will be North Carolina coach Roy Williams' lasting memory of the 2008-09 championship season. “The hug from the big rascal is about as good as it can possibly get,” Williams said, still smiling 12 hours after his team beat Michigan State 89-72.
(Charlotte Observer)
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